Photo of the Week 2020-08-31

' a familiar scene '

I regularly walk past this location just off the road near our cottage. The morning light filters through the trees to illuminate an area of moss surrounding the base of an old snag in a way that always makes me take notice.

The scene has intrigued me for several years now and always confounded my attempts to capture it as I "see" it. That is until the other day when my 'morning walk' was delayed until just after noon. There were heavy broken clouds and in a moment when the sun streamed through an opening and washed over just as I walked by ... of course with a camera over my shoulder.

DJE

Photo of the Week 2016-08-22

Sometimes it's the everyday sights that catch my eye, sometimes it's simply the light at that moment, often it's the convergence of a number of things at just the right moment.

Early one morning, after spending time on the lakeside deck to finish morning coffee followed by a bit of yoga to stretch out a tight back, I noticed the simple way dappled sunlight streamed through the trees to illuminate an old orange cottage chair.

I decided to apply some creative filter work and create a painterly ethereal feel for the simple scene.

old friend

I'm sure the sound of wind and waves accompanied by birdsong and the smell of cedar and spruce mingling with fresh air off the lake together combined to enhance the scene in a quieted mind's eye.

DJE